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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04255 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 |
| Title | John Bryant to Henry Knox asking for help for his brother |
| Date | 25 June 1789 |
| Author | Bryant, John (1742-1816) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to ask if Knox might help his brother, Lieutenant David Mason. Mason is in New York in a desperate situation, and Bryant has no money at present to help him. Asks if Knox might lend Mason fifteen dollars to book passage to Boston or Springfield on Bryant's account, and Bryant will pay him back out of the first income he receives. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Poverty Children and Family Military History Debt Charity and Philanthropy |
| People | Bryant, John (1742-1816) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Mason, David, Jr. (1752-1793) |
| Place written | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | David Mason, Jr. (1752-1793) was the brother-in-law of John Bryant. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to John Bryant concerning a financial advance |